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Why Tesla, GM And Other EV Companies Have A Fire Problem 

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Electric vehicles provide a path toward a greener future, but they can be especially dangerous when they catch fire. While car fires are nothing new and internal combustion engine car fires are also a problem, lithium-ion battery fires are extremely volatile and challenging to put out, and there are few resources out there to help firefighters. In addition, car makers like GM, Ford, Hyundai and Tesla have had to do costly recalls due to fire risk. CNBC explores how automakers and firefighters are going to deal with EV's fire problem.
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Why Tesla, GM And Other EV Companies Have A Fire Problem

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@BonnieKay13
@BonnieKay13 2 года назад
Our neighbors were on vacation, left their EV in the attached garage. Fire ... burned it all to the ground, nice home, large, expensive. Experts proved that it was the EV.
@aaron___6014
@aaron___6014 2 года назад
damn
@shikharashish4839
@shikharashish4839 2 года назад
Don't worry. Its just an EV revolution.
@bobby1970
@bobby1970 2 года назад
I hope the home owner had home/fire insurance on the home.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
@@shikharashish4839 Don't worry, you will never understand how any of this actually works.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
@@bobby1970 Insurance is pretty standard on every home in pretty much every country.
@rusty358
@rusty358 7 месяцев назад
After a hurricane in Florida, several Teslas caught fire due to corrosion caused by salt water. This would implicate northern climates where salt is used in road ice management.
@user-hh6ex9md4w
@user-hh6ex9md4w 5 месяцев назад
Thank you for sharing this information about the potential fire issue with Tesla vehicles. It's important for people to be aware of all possible factors when considering an electric vehicle. Speaking of power solutions, have you heard about the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series? It's a versatile and reliable option for outdoor enthusiasts and backup power needs.
@matvangogh
@matvangogh 3 месяца назад
Wow Which hurricane
@Psi01
@Psi01 2 года назад
Respect to firefighters. They may not know exactly what they're dealing with before they go to a fire, but they go anyway. Of the 218 that died in the 2020 Beirut explosion, 10 were firefighters that arrived at the warehouse that improperly stored 552 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the same chemcial used in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
@ethanweeter2732
@ethanweeter2732 Год назад
Yeah, that is why you check on what type of warehouse. Ammonium nitrate is the main ingredient in fertilizer and highly combustible.
@mochiebellina8190
@mochiebellina8190 Год назад
Some say a foreign govt is responsible for setting off that inferno in Beirut. The same outfit that attacked the USS Liberty years ago and continues to attack its neighbors daily.
@MICKEYISLOWD
@MICKEYISLOWD Год назад
That thing was like a 4KT nuke equivalent. Most shocking explosion I ever saw.
@ferdiecassel3697
@ferdiecassel3697 Год назад
One would have thought the 1947 Texas City explosion would have made ammonium nitrate handling and safety protocols of the utmost importance. Apparently not.
@jakexgold3879
@jakexgold3879 Год назад
The humankind are pathetic! Rolled up steel or metal sheet, push and force the sheet under the burning car, or has some light forklifting while push the flat metallic sheet under the car. Then rolled out barrier of inflatable walls around the car but not too near it to get burnt, the walls only need to be tall enough to fill up waters to drown the car or submerged it, the base of these walls are either suction cup to the metallic sheet, to prevent leaking of water, spray fast drying concrete foams at the base and corner on the wall. Keep firehosing into the the swimming pool with the burning car inside. This method saves water and drown the burning car. I am baby chatting with you, because you are not worth it! Don’t ask me about other misc small details as how to deliver and prepaid materials to built the immediate swimming pool!
@vRoD-jr5ue
@vRoD-jr5ue 7 месяцев назад
Lithium battery's are a huge problem. They have a problem called thermal runaway. I had 2 spontaneous combust in my warehouse and they were not being charged and were not fully charged. They have been keeping it quiet. The batteries also have had cell phones, laptops, tablets and RV's. Airliners have crashed from fires in flight.
@1982nsu
@1982nsu 2 года назад
The issue is that EV cars catch fire while NOT being driven. I don't know of any ICE vehicle catching fire while being parked unless the ignition was from an outside source. Electric vehicles can virtually spontaneously combust while recharging. Lithium batteries have a checkered history of spontaneously combustion.
@linusa2996
@linusa2996 2 года назад
Seeing as one needs a spark and the right mixture of o2 and fuel fumes, it's difficult
@1982nsu
@1982nsu 2 года назад
@@linusa2996 Not true. There are many compounds that do not require a "spark" in order to ignite. They only need a source of oxygen. Lithium is such a compound. An electric vehicle can be perfectly still and ignite because of oxygen intrusion. No "spark" required. The German fighter Me-163B, ran on a combination of two propellants: “T-Stoff”, highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide; and “C-Stoff”, a 30% mixture of Hydrazine Hydrate and Methanol. These propellants were hypergolic, meaning that when they came into contact with each other they immediately and violently exploded. No "spark" required. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xZbuuh1f2KM.html
@1982nsu
@1982nsu 2 года назад
@@bert1450 I agree. any viable tech or invention does not need government subsidies or propaganda. Cars, cell phones and everything in between did not happen because of government involvement. If something is economically viable the public will support it with their wallets.
@TheCort1971
@TheCort1971 2 года назад
more kia and hyundai cars and suv have caught fire than all of the EVs combined. FACTS.
@mannyislikethat
@mannyislikethat 2 года назад
But when placed in vehicles they do have extra safety measures to prevent this. ICE vehicles are likely to catch fire while parked as well so don't just think it's EV's.
@timtheflymantaylor6400
@timtheflymantaylor6400 2 года назад
as a firefighter i must say, lithium batteries and oxygen dont mix.. well they do and it generates 1600 degrees. we do NOT use water on batteries at risk of explosion, we use afff foam substance that creates a barrier between oxygen and the exposed materials. this story is half true half bs and im gonna say an unpopular opinion, this is an attack by oil companies on ev production. they DO know the exact numbers because its reported to the national transportation board. i own ford rangers so im not an ev guy but support the idea of cars being ev with a solar panel roof to create longer distances.
@stephenpowstinger733
@stephenpowstinger733 2 года назад
“an attack by oil companies” he says. I don’t think do.
@ertsec
@ertsec 2 года назад
I know nothing about this, but arent EV fires handled like an electric/metallic fire?
@RCdiy
@RCdiy 2 года назад
An NMC lithium ion battery is self sustaining. It does not need external oxygen. A LiFePO4 battery does not catch fire and does not experience thermal run away. Lithium batteries do not explode with water. There was a time in the RC community that LiPo batteries were put in a bucket of water at end of life to completely discharge them. Silly in hind sight but anyway the point is not explosive reactions.
@timtheflymantaylor6400
@timtheflymantaylor6400 2 года назад
@@RCdiy thats why i love this job, you learn every day lol
@charlieangkor8649
@charlieangkor8649 2 года назад
I took rusty lithium cells from old laptop battery and wanted so see if the cell has high resistance due to age. So I set multimeter to 10 amps and shorted the cell. My eyeballs popped. Even old, this little cell gives so much current. Now imagine all the cells in your When-Someone-Packs-A-Van-With-ANFO-He-Counts-As-A-Terrorist-But-When-We-Pack-A-Car-With-An-Incendiary-Bomb-We-Dont-Count-As-Terrorists-Tesla short at the same time in parallel. By the way, did you know the name of the Stanford University contains the word ANFO? StANFOrd.
@hankh4107
@hankh4107 Год назад
As a Rural volunteer fire department. We are working on our own tactics. It is plain to see no one cares about how we are to fight these things. The attention on just getting them on the road is most important.
@jolietia
@jolietia Год назад
Wow. Thank you for your service
@666Necropsy
@666Necropsy Год назад
when you figure everything into the picture of EV's. it seems silly when the benefit for straight EV isnt really there.
@Hex-Mas
@Hex-Mas Год назад
Strike. Let them reflect on the 3rd degree burns.
@ricktd6891
@ricktd6891 Год назад
Stop the global warming scam and outlaw lithium ion batteries.
@santosrojas9610
@santosrojas9610 Год назад
I don't Like Electric Car's And You Do A Great Job Fighting Fires
@navret1707
@navret1707 2 года назад
If I remember correctly, the airlines have a prohibited transporting Li batteries in passenger aircraft due to fire possibilities. GM’s response to house fires caused by their batteries catching fire was (wait for it. . . . ) charge you car outside, not in the garage. Brilliant 😵‍💫
@neilkurzman4907
@neilkurzman4907 2 года назад
You don’t remember correctly. Were you allowed to bring your phone with you? How about your laptop? You’re not allowed to put lithium-ion batteries in the cargo area of an airplane. But then again you’re not allowed to put bottles of gasoline there either. Wait for it, to automotive companies have recommended you not park your gasoline car in your garage because of spontaneous fires. Check on current recalls.
@Mav86asian
@Mav86asian Год назад
@@neilkurzman4907 LOL. Since when people are not allowed to park their gasoline or diesel cars in the garage because of fire risk. You’re just making things up. It’s a garage! It’s purpose is to store cars.
@unkown34x33
@unkown34x33 10 месяцев назад
Outside... In the burning sun... Damn they are truly geniuses... I pray for the families. I don't like EVs at all
@joey_bonin
@joey_bonin 8 месяцев назад
Remember Boeing's airliner fire? Chin-ese Lithium batteries were to blame.
@randsipe224
@randsipe224 8 месяцев назад
Yes that seems inconvenient but to be fair do you think it would be wise to be storing and pouring 20 gallons of gasoline in your garage. GM did have a problem with the Bolt but I think they have resolved it. Tesla has had very little problems with fire and the vast majority of there cars have been safely charged in garages for a long time. There have been. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Millions of Kia and Hyundai vehicles were recalled Wednesday over concerns they could catch on fire while parked or while being driven. Hyundai warned drivers to park their cars outside until they can get the necessary repairs. This problem as you can plainly see from the above press release is not necessary unique to every cars. Hyundai and Kia recall 3.4 million cars for this problem in 2009 -2010 model years. Their advice, park the car outside. Ironically ain’t it.
@alex91062
@alex91062 2 года назад
People in the comments clearly just read the title and didn't watch the whole video 😂
@duncanmcauley7932
@duncanmcauley7932 2 года назад
I know right, it’s kind of annoying. I don’t get what they’re freaking out about
@CaptainCJ97
@CaptainCJ97 2 года назад
It's concerning
@lesliefranklin1870
@lesliefranklin1870 2 года назад
When they use a misleading title, it's called "click bait".
@rui569
@rui569 2 года назад
The title is part of the content.
@Brattoes
@Brattoes 2 года назад
I thought you were exaggerating, but more than half really didn't watch until the end. Such brigading mentality...
@brob-zy8zi
@brob-zy8zi 2 года назад
A lot of combustion engine vehicles catch fire each year. There is no denying it. My problem with Electric Vehicles is that there is very little chance to get out without at the very least burns. Imagine having a child in a car seat and your battery bursting into flames. It isn't just a small fire that grows. It is quite literally an instant inferno full of toxic fumes. If electric vehicles are the future then someone had better get a hold on this problem however infrequent it may be.
@TheCort1971
@TheCort1971 2 года назад
more kia and hyundai cars and suv have caught fire than all of the EVs combined. FACTS. go watch the videos here on youtube. thousands of people barely made it out of the cars before they went up in flames completely
@toromontana8290
@toromontana8290 2 года назад
If this problem isn't addressed, I will not only refuse to buy an EV, I will refuse to enter an EV taxi or have anything to do with EVs.
@dottiea.2186
@dottiea.2186 2 года назад
It goes up in flames 🔥 in Seconds NOT Minutes... plus all the Acid Splatters everywhere....
@dottiea.2186
@dottiea.2186 2 года назад
@@toromontana8290 Goggle, Electric vehicles and busses going up in flames 🔥 you would be surprised, and don't park them in your garage or close to the house...
@TheCort1971
@TheCort1971 2 года назад
@@dottiea.2186 what acid??? there is no acid in a lithium battery. still feel smart?
@richardneville4255
@richardneville4255 Год назад
Another concerning aspect is the ageing of these vehicles. Rust / corrosion is a major problem here in the UK and is only made worse from the salting of the roads during the Winter months. The batteries are underside so we can only expect rust eventually getting into the battery casings and potentially causing corrosion of these Lithium packs in say for example 10+ years time.
@irusev
@irusev Год назад
Norway has 80 % ev adoption.. surely they know what they are doing
@denisek292
@denisek292 10 месяцев назад
@@irusev Imho, they have not a clue. Insanity rules over common sense.
@irusev
@irusev 10 месяцев назад
@@denisek292 well, they sure seem pretty happy to me
@BillClinton228
@BillClinton228 10 месяцев назад
This whole video is full of factual omissions, firstly alot of batteries can't be put out with water, once the battery catches fire the chemicals in the battery produce more oxigen which fuels the fire. An experiment was done where they punctured the battery of an EV and put the car in a hole in the ground and filled it with dirt and water... this method would put out most fires but the ev continued to burn for several hours.
@ThaexakaMavro
@ThaexakaMavro 9 месяцев назад
@@irusev still ''new'' will see in 10-15 years
@lowlanz
@lowlanz 2 года назад
What needs to be investigated more is the possibility of crash fire. In many cases, traditional cars catch fire in the front, where you can notice quickly and get out, but EVs burn from below in a ferocious manner. You may not even realize that you have to get out ASAP. There had been numerous cases where the driver was burnt alive, which rarely happens with traditional vehicles.
@kennsdlyalcima7848
@kennsdlyalcima7848 Год назад
Electric vehicle fires are gradual build up.. this burned alive without realizing it is so far fetched ….
@0xsergy
@0xsergy Год назад
@@kennsdlyalcima7848 one guy did burn alive but he had aftermarket unbreakable windows so the firefighters/whoever was trying to break his windows to get him out of the wreck he caused(drunk i think? memory so forgive mistakes) were unable to break the windows to rescue him. If he had stock windows they'd have been able to save him.
@xalataf3365
@xalataf3365 Год назад
Combine this with many of these new EVs (and frankly new cars in general) coming with fancy electric door handles with weirdly hidden manual emergency releases _cough_ Tesla…
@dennis_nl7587
@dennis_nl7587 Год назад
@@kennsdlyalcima7848 excuse me? gradual build up??? if you search ''Tesla parking garage fire'' on youtube you'll see in the first or second video that the Tesla literally burst into flames in the blink of an eye. Apart from some minor smoke, there was absolutely no warning before the whole thing turned into a gigantic blow torch. Imagine driving normally on the road with your kids strapped in, your baby locked in his special seat in the back. And your Tesla burst into flames in under 5 seconds when ur going 80 km/h, do you think you'll have time to realise it's happening, stop the car, get out, and unlocking your children from their seats when the car is already shooting flames? think not.
@kennsdlyalcima7848
@kennsdlyalcima7848 Год назад
@@dennis_nl7587 yea gradual build up 🤣😂 you yourself just said aside from from smoke it was spontaneous… these packs are made of thousands of cells they don’t all go thermal together.. these issues typically start with 1 single or maybe hand full.. and has a dominoes effect.. your watching videos people put up when things have already gone haywire… And if your driving Tesla battery packs are equipped with temperature emergency warning/shutdown … if it’s about to happen while your driving you will know and have plenty of time because the safety system that observes temperature activates well below the thermal runaway temperature of the battery cells… theres like 100 temperature sensors throughout a Tesla battery pack.. these cell don’t go from working to spontaneously catching fire… they catch fire from getting to hot..before you would even see the smoke your taking about the car safety system would be been triggered
@kaygee4208
@kaygee4208 2 года назад
I noticed that they didn't mention how many of the car fires per year were EV's. WHen they had a second chance to make that point, they went the way of comparing ICE fires to all fires.
@1982nsu
@1982nsu 2 года назад
You're spot on Kay. Many ICE car fires are the result of arson, insurance scams or simply being parked and having another vehicle crash into them. In other words a fire due to a source from outside the vehicle. EV can ignite from within without warning.
@robertagren9360
@robertagren9360 Год назад
Can't be compared without replacing all ICE
@zooker7507
@zooker7507 Год назад
the fire is like many torches not the same as a gas car.
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh 9 месяцев назад
The NTSB could tell you. They recorded around 190'000 ICE car fires in the US during 2022. There were 4200 EV fires recorded over the same period.....
@michael.randall5034
@michael.randall5034 4 месяца назад
There is no comparison an EV fire is 10 times worse!!
@Wildc4rd
@Wildc4rd 2 года назад
I don’t know how someone would sleep at night having one of these cars in their garage, let alone plugged overnight. You can literally burn down your house to ashes. Even crazy to hear firefighters can’t even get to the batteries to put out the fire.
@satish1012
@satish1012 Год назад
And it can spread to neighboring houses .. It is not good
@juliam6442
@juliam6442 Год назад
Internal combustion engines catch fire spontaneously too, but nobody would read an article about that -- too boring.
@peninsulaautoservice2559
@peninsulaautoservice2559 Год назад
As a firefighter for 7 years how can you sleep at night in your own home with electricity running through a 24/7 and most likely gas pipes. Also petrol vehicles are a lot more dangerous then EV'S. What I'm saying is it's the media doing what media does best.
@JordiLA
@JordiLA Год назад
Gas xplosions are much better .. 🎉
@kennsdlyalcima7848
@kennsdlyalcima7848 Год назад
The same way you sleep with your laptop, phone even modems have lithium backups in them
@sigmann66
@sigmann66 2 года назад
I was planning my next car to be an EV. But all these fires lately are definitely making me rethink. EVs still need major improvements in the safety area.
@mannyislikethat
@mannyislikethat 2 года назад
But at the end of the day, it's been proven that ICE vehicles still have a higher chance of catching fire because the gasoline is more flammable and more exposed. Rethink your decision.
@normvanduker9999
@normvanduker9999 2 года назад
You should stick with your plan to buy an EV. According The National Highway Traffic Administration, on a per mile driven basis you are much, much more likely to suffer injury or death by fire driving a gasoline powered car than by driving an EV. This CNBC video is misleading click-bait. The title should be "How EVs are Solving the Fire Problem Caused by Internal Combustion Engines". But then the entire segment would end up being ridiculously short as the narrator simply points to the fact that according to NHTSA data gasoline cars are 10x more likely than EVs to catch fire and, unlike gasoline cars that carry around a tank full of highly explosive gasoline vapor, EVs virtually never explode.
@wardfiction5693
@wardfiction5693 2 года назад
Don't worry, when you fill your car up with petrol you can be safe in the knowledge that of static ignights the fumes, you'll go up in flames. If you have diesel, well a little bit lucky, but they can explode too. Just be glad you don't need hydrogen...
@brianletter3545
@brianletter3545 2 года назад
@@wardfiction5693 Neither petrol nor diesel can explode without being mixed with an oxidant. Both, without an oxidant, will extinguish a spark. It is, in fact, very difficult to ignite diesel in open air if it is cold.
@normvanduker9999
@normvanduker9999 2 года назад
With regard to your "from what I've heard" comment, it is not a matter of opinion, but rather a matter of fact based upon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data that EVs are 10x less likely to catch fire than gasoline cars. And for Tesla owners the data is even compelling: "From 2012 - 2021, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 210 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled." It is also a matter of fact, not opinion but fact, that gasoline vapor is explosive while EV batteries, though they can burn at extremely high temperatures, are not. Further, it was only one specific model of EV, the Chevy Bolt, that was at risk of spontaneous combustion and therefore unsafe to park in the garage. The Chevy Bolt was originally equipped with SK batteries that had a design defect that could cause them to catch fire. But all of those old Chevy Bolts are now having their SK batteries replaced and, again, no other model of EV ever had that problem. Meanwhile, it is a myth that gasoline cars can't catch fire unless they are being driven. As with EVs spontaneous gasoline car fires are rare, but gasoline cars absolutely can and sometimes do catch fire when they are turned off and parked in the garage. The usual mechanism is a wiring defect precipitating an electrical short that ignites vapor from a leaky fuel line. In fact, 483,000 cars from the Kia/Hyundai group were just recalled earlier this year to correct a defect that could cause that very problem and there is currently NHTSA safety alert telling Kia/Hyundai owners that their cars are at risk of spontaneously catching fire.
@LostChildOfTime
@LostChildOfTime Год назад
An all electric future looks more deadly than it initially didn't. Imagine a large lot full of these cars. What would that do to the environment if one caught fire and eventually the whole lot? Would it even be able to be contained and once its over, would there even be any ground left beneath the vehicles?
@mochiebellina8190
@mochiebellina8190 Год назад
They might burn a hole down to the center of the Earth and release b gates father from Hades itself.
@tarstarkusz
@tarstarkusz Год назад
There isn't going to be an all electric future, at least not anytime soon.
@inverse2k1
@inverse2k1 Год назад
@Giuliano Matrix actually, he was dead serious.
@falseprogress
@falseprogress Год назад
Another big environmental impact of electrification is the scale of "clean energy" sprawl that's still dependent on fossil fuels. I can't feel green while driving through industrial landscapes full of wind turbines and solar lakes. They are dealing a major aesthetic blow to mountaintops and rural ambience.
@tarstarkusz
@tarstarkusz Год назад
@@falseprogress We are already at a risk of rolling blackouts. They are insane. Even though the gas engines are less efficient, the US uses 369 million gallons a day. At 46MJ per kilo (a gallon of gas is like 3 kilos or 6 pounds), that's A LOT of energy to replace and get from somewhere else.
@bikingD
@bikingD 2 года назад
I love how everyone who is an EV fan is losing their mind with this story. The story talks about the fire being different then fuel such as hotter, toxic, can restart again after. Can catch while charging etc. Never has this article stated less safe or more dangerous but different technology. That's it get your head straight. Nothing is wrong with this story at all. Doesn't bash EV's or ICE just talking about the differences and challenges. That's it.
@daniebello
@daniebello 2 года назад
people are gonna just read the title and run with it to fuel anti EV bs, CNBS needs to be more responsible with their choice of words
@bikingD
@bikingD 2 года назад
@@daniebello It's to get people to watch it. If it bleeds it leads. The story itself is fine it is people taking out of it what they want but not what actually is said. You yourself had a preconceived notion because you called the CNBS and didn't like the title. If you are an educated person you get all the facts vs just being a headline chaser. Story brought out true facts and true concerns regarding EV's and as a consumer of EV's you should want these issues addressed both for your safety and the success of EV's. You fight everything instead of fixing issues then you will never have anyone on your side other then the extremists.
@hangender
@hangender 2 года назад
so you are anti-EV. got it. jk jk
@bikingD
@bikingD 2 года назад
@@hangender Your bent. Love the new ID Buzz. Love the new Hummer. Just don't have my head in the sand and know there are issues to address. Your just blindly following no matter what the problems are. That is why people push back instead of embracing them because if extremist freaks.
@noahabrams9909
@noahabrams9909 2 года назад
I think you are correct. I am an EV fan and I believe fires are a risk to their adoption. The thing that people are probably worried about is that people will think EV fires are common and it is important that people realize that EV fires are much rarer than gasoline fires.
@mackpines
@mackpines 2 года назад
As they said, these types of fires are very rare. You're more likely to get in an accident than having the vehicle just burst into flames. Of course, the media likes to make it seem like this is a daily occurance.
@lightexplorer
@lightexplorer 2 года назад
Agreed thanks for sensationalizing the problem CNBC…
@markplott4820
@markplott4820 2 года назад
there are more than 900k vehicle fires in America each year, most are ICEV.
@TheIncomparableGolfer
@TheIncomparableGolfer 2 года назад
I hope you like "radiation poisoning" if you drive an electric car
@macemoneta
@macemoneta 2 года назад
@@TheIncomparableGolfer You know your body is emitting electromagnetic radiation, right? By your logic, you are a danger to everyone around you.
@TheIncomparableGolfer
@TheIncomparableGolfer 2 года назад
@@macemoneta exactly.. so adding more radiation is not smart
@stephengamble9388
@stephengamble9388 7 месяцев назад
Luton car park in the UK, recently burnt down. The media were very quick to blame a diesel car, which was not the opinion of many experts. If they hadn't, think of the consequences, no EVs in public car parks, no EVs on ferries or the Channel tunnel. No car insurer would touch them.
@michael.randall5034
@michael.randall5034 4 месяца назад
I believe this will happen as EV's are banned in some underground car parks in Europe
@Billblom
@Billblom 7 месяцев назад
The Car Park in England that had a fire, with a collapse, and loss of about a thousand cars. The vehicle that started it was a Range Rover Hybrid. Video showed flames under the vehicle from the 'left side' of the vehicle.. in other words, the passenger side. Looking at diagrams of the vehicle, that hybrid has all its batteries under the passenger compartment on that side. Attempts were made to put the fire out, but full fire extinguishers couldn't touch it. All the cars in that car park were lost due to the fire in one hybrid. Ooops.
@KaosNova2
@KaosNova2 7 месяцев назад
Hybrid cars are a worse fire risk when parked than ICE or EV
@DenofBarjack
@DenofBarjack 7 месяцев назад
Hybrid cars still have batteries which can burn extra hot
@ojonasar
@ojonasar 2 года назад
Without oil, companies will struggle to even make the cars - oil doesn’t just represent the fuel, not by a long way.
@yodaiam1000
@yodaiam1000 7 месяцев назад
Yes, it is not a sudden transition to electrify but you have to start somewhere.
@2LaneTraveler
@2LaneTraveler Год назад
It's not a mystery. Anytime you store energy in quantity, the potential exists for that energy to be catastrophically released. One huge disadvantage of LiO batteries over gasoline is that a LiO battery fire contains oxidizers, and is therefore extraordinarily persistent and difficult to extinguish compared to a petroleum fuel fire.
@yodaiam1000
@yodaiam1000 7 месяцев назад
The other major differences are is that BEV fires are far less likely to occur than ICE fires and there is far more energy stores in a tank of gas.
@user-gm2vx9pd5j
@user-gm2vx9pd5j 8 месяцев назад
I'm watching this video and the first comercial that comes up is for an electric car, priceless
@michaeld5888
@michaeld5888 2 года назад
6 Buses have since gone up in Potters Bar in May when one blew up whilst charging and Transport for London pulled the other 108 ones from operation as a precaution. Looks like minimum distances or even firewalls need to be maintained between these buses as they do seem to go in batches if parked close.
@addylayta9691
@addylayta9691 2 года назад
Busses are back in service and it appears, or the rumor has it that some engineer connected the cooling system the wrong way and caused the battery pack to overheat. Other rumor is that they used the wrong type of charging cable and it overheated causing the fire. More diesel busses catches fire then electric. At potters bar, only one electric bus caught fire, while the remaining 4 diesels blew the rest up easily.
@brianletter3545
@brianletter3545 2 года назад
@@addylayta9691 Such a believable story. True enough, diesel engined vehicles are exploding every day, it's just a conspiracy by Big Oil that does a cover up.
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh 9 месяцев назад
I checked the call-out logs online for the Fire Service in that area. There is no mention of 6 electric buses catching fire....I think you're telling porkies.....
@michaeld5888
@michaeld5888 9 месяцев назад
@@Brian-om2hh It seems clear as far as we can ascertain an EV charging problem kicked off the event and the other buses may have been diesel. Rather academic what type of vehcles were parked next to it along for the ride though if diesel the fire was probably easier to handle. This technology is in its infancy and being rushed with political rather than pragmatic reasoning as to actually what is acheivable at this time. Again Diesel was what the government wanted everyone to have and now it is the pariah and we have the same rush in to EVs to solve all our problems.
@sauravroy2244
@sauravroy2244 2 года назад
Interesting! Never seen CNBC discussed fire problem in ICE cars! Which is much more serious than Tesla! Of course it is understandable as everyone knows from where major advertising revenue comes from!
@MrJimheeren
@MrJimheeren 2 года назад
ICE cars tend to set flame after a crash. EVs have the nasty habit of flaming out while being charged. And that’s a big difference
@odisy64
@odisy64 2 года назад
@@MrJimheeren nope, ICE cars can catch fire from any number of reasons, last month i saw a car burn because its radiator was blocked by snow. Nearly all tesla fires are caused by collisions, on some rare occasions the wires in the house are too thin to supply constant power and catch fire.
@dawrincueto6962
@dawrincueto6962 2 года назад
@@odisy64 at least ice car fires are easy to put out, and yes i know they happen more but many times they are mild and are resolved with a fire extinguisher, my dad had a truck whose starter motor turned on and he was able to put out the fire quick and easy and two days later It was running again, but imagine an electric car on fire inside a garage and having to wait for the firefighters to come with more than 20,000 gallons of water, that's what nobody compares to cars ICE and the EV
@odisy64
@odisy64 2 года назад
@@dawrincueto6962 according to firefighter reports, it only takes about 2 minuets to put out an EV fire but they will continue to douse the battery to prevent heat from re igniting the battery but this is often exaggerated by the media that makes it sound like 20,000 gallons where needed to put out the flames, this happens with engine blocks as well, people will use a fire extinguisher on a hot engine block that just got shove into fuel lines only to have the heat re-ignite the fuel as soon as oxygen was present.
@kurtgrundel4045
@kurtgrundel4045 2 года назад
@@odisy64 what firefighter report? It does take an average of 20K gallons of water. Very important in drought times for California. The place that has brown outs and power shortages. Garages have a one our firewall and ICE engine can be extinguished in that time. EV will loose the house unless the car can be pulled out.
@paulaxford6754
@paulaxford6754 2 года назад
I’ll note that the information I’ve found indicates that the Bolt and Kona fires seemed to be caused by an unfortunate cell feature where the anode had a bent sharp edge placed too close to the separator. Dendrites can eventually form off the edge and pierce the separator causing a short. The defect appears to be due to a poorly-chosen production shortcut where the serpentine folding was cut in the middle of a fold rather than on a flat region. As such the fires are not entirely random but due to a stupid mistake.
@jimmygrant424
@jimmygrant424 2 года назад
Yes I would have to say that NOTHING YOU HAVE SAID MAKES ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@LawrenceCarroll1234
@LawrenceCarroll1234 Год назад
@@jimmygrant424 , it probably would if he could upload a 3D diagram(s) of what he is attempting to describe verbally.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
@@jimmygrant424 Lithium Ion batteries have Anodes and Cathodes. It makes perfect sense for those that actually understand how Lithium Ion batteries work.
@sgsellsit
@sgsellsit Год назад
And it will not change. These companies thrive off the lowest bidder, cheapest parts and the components are built by humans.
@jakexgold3879
@jakexgold3879 Год назад
All electric car would be limited to a max speed of 60kph, no highway for them!
@evankalbach9985
@evankalbach9985 7 месяцев назад
Sounds similar to the Samsung issue a number of years back. I also keep hearing (in video) reference to water on a lithium fire and that is confusing since when I went to fire school water was a strict no no directly on lithium as it can explode but can be used around to support other things not burning. (As long as none of the water touches the lithium. Has something changed?
@johncahill3644
@johncahill3644 Год назад
Also, I’m curious to know how the water is even intruding into the battery pack since the packs are sealed and fill with antifreeze. Is there a vent perhaps that can be backed up with high enough water?
@zooker7507
@zooker7507 Год назад
they can be punctured by any loose road object
@duncanmcauley7932
@duncanmcauley7932 2 года назад
Half of the comments below are people who feel they need to remind you that gas cars can catch fire, too
@thomasreese2816
@thomasreese2816 2 года назад
Because they burn at a 10-50x rate. And yet they decided not to make that the video topic
@nathanroberson
@nathanroberson 2 года назад
Well see CNBSisn’t telling a new story. It’s a propagandist station at this point supported by either gasoline car advertisement
@LordSamuelJ
@LordSamuelJ 2 года назад
There are a lot more gasoline cars out there than EVs. At this rate, If it were 50/50 there would be a heck of a lot more EV fires than gas.
@steveb796
@steveb796 2 года назад
As they should.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 2 года назад
@@LordSamuelJ False. The rate is per 100,000 cars. "Fully electric vehicles, on the other hand, were deemed far safer than both hybirds and gas cars; they are far less likely to catch fire, with just 25.1 fires per 100,000 sales. That's compared to 3,474 hybrid fires and 1,529 ICE fires per 100,000 sales respectively." So, the rate of fires is 25 fires per 100,000 electric cars, but 1529 per 100,000 gasoline cars. It doesn't matter how you scale that up. Million EV's would cause 250 fires while a million combustion engine cars would have 15290 fires.
@pao44445
@pao44445 2 года назад
Modern solution always come with modern problem I guess.
@phillyphil1513
@phillyphil1513 2 года назад
correct, what you're seeing playing out is the Law created by Nature/God/The Universe (pick whichever form of "causation" you like) referred to as "No Free Lunch". #NOFREELUNCH this is also sometimes referred to as the Law of "Unintended Consequences". #UNINTENDEDCONSEQUENCES they're both the same. unfortunately very few people working outside the STEM fields are aware of this. hell, a great many people working INSIDE the STEM fields are aware of this.
@Mr_Mckinney_PRM_AIM
@Mr_Mckinney_PRM_AIM 2 года назад
To process lithium, they use an evaporation process and after a year they harvest the powder that looks like flour. Now, when it is all packaged up and water touches it, it reacts and expands, catches fire and doesn’t extinguish.
@TheCort1971
@TheCort1971 2 года назад
more kia and hyundai cars and suv have caught fire than all of the EVs combined. FACTS.
@curtflory8072
@curtflory8072 Год назад
All of the EV bashers on here don't want to be confused with facts. Their mind is already made up. They've been listening to the propaganda.
@vsrap71
@vsrap71 2 года назад
Kia’s and Hyundais love to catch fire, whether they’re ICE or EV 🤣🤣
@thekenthouse6428
@thekenthouse6428 2 года назад
Don't say Scotty Kilmer didn't warn you
@vsrap71
@vsrap71 2 года назад
@@thekenthouse6428 but he agrees
@TheCort1971
@TheCort1971 2 года назад
more kia and hyundai cars and suv have caught fire than all of the EVs combined. FACTS.
@kathrynjanzen5618
@kathrynjanzen5618 2 года назад
I have a 6 cylinder hyundai. Those are not on the recall list. It applies to the 4 cylinder ones. 6 cylinder engine also gets way better mileage. Doesn't rev as high.
@alexk6745
@alexk6745 7 дней назад
@@TheCort1971 THe problem is that you can stop the ICE fire with a basic fire extinguisher, while EV car fire a trained fire brigade can't handle.
@guydreamr
@guydreamr 2 года назад
Interesting, but what I want to know is what are the fire rates per 100,000 cars for EV *and* ICE vehicles? Does one catch fire more than the other, on a per capita basis?
@ankur1610
@ankur1610 2 года назад
Too little data to comment right now and I totally see your point that EVs are far safer than ICE engine cars.The idea behind this was not to discourage EVs but rather ensure that other things change with EVs to cope up with the tech shift.We need better roads( I am coming from a developing nation,so you might have different standards for a good road),we need better equipped emergency services to handle hazards and people need to learn to use their stuff properly.I mean,ICE engine cars have been out there for decades,they are time tested,and most their issues resolved,they are more or less built to handle rough use n abuse but compared to that EVs are still in their infancy so we just need to fund emergency services enough to keep up the pace and keep everyone safe.
@guydreamr
@guydreamr 2 года назад
@@ankur1610 Actually, at no time did I say or imply that EVs are safer than ICE vehicles. EVs can be dangerous, that's been well-established. The question is, are they more or less dangerous than ICE vehicles on a per capita basis? But your point is well-taken that we may not have enough data yet to make that determination. Modern EV technology with lithium batteries is, after all, relatively new.
@ankur1610
@ankur1610 2 года назад
Yeah, totally agree with you.
@DonJulio510
@DonJulio510 2 года назад
The whole point is that EVs arent as perfect as people think they are.
@nicoj9984
@nicoj9984 2 года назад
There is simply not enough data to draw any meaningful conclusions here: - While most EVs are fairly new, there are millions of 10, 15 or 20+ year old ICE cars on the road and a most of them experienced a lot of wear and tear that could eventually lead to fires or increase the risk thereof. - There are far more ICE cars than there are EVs, meaning that the number of potential scenarios that could cause fires is greatly reduced for EVs. - There are fewer different EV models and most of them are "premium cars" (or at least more expensive than comparable ICE cars), so we don't have a large enough sample size of different engineering approaches and don't know how large scale, optimized (=cheaper) production affects fire risk. - While ICEs and their fuel management generally don't change much, the (battery) technology in EVs is rapidly evolving: different chemicals used, higher energy density, changing manufacturing practices, faster ways of charging and so on can greatly affect fire risk. If you combine all of those factors, it gets impossible to assess the risk properly and answer your question. All we know at the moment is, that once EVs start burning for whatever reason, the fire is way more dangerous and harder to put out than it is with bruning ICE cars. Also: since you can't see into the battery cells or the package as a whole, the assessment of the health of your battery entirely depends on sensor readings and an "educated guess". With an ICE car, you can see most parts that pose a fire risk like the gas tank, fuel lines and connections, so (mandatory) regular safety inspections can better help in reducing the risk.
@bentrider
@bentrider 4 месяца назад
"Extremely challenging to put out"? That's an understatement. Some in the industry say they are impossible to put out when they reach a certain stage.
@parolajd
@parolajd Год назад
No one can put out a lithium battery fire with water or chemicals. The battery fire only goes out when the battery is fully consumed.
@lesliefranklin1870
@lesliefranklin1870 2 года назад
My brother drove a gasoline VW van that burned to the ground. If you look at the number of fires per number of type of vehicle, EVs catch on fire much less often. And with battery chemistries like Lithium-Iron-Phosphate, the chance of fire is *much* reduced.
@thomasgaudette7367
@thomasgaudette7367 2 года назад
Correct as there is no thermal runaway issue with LFP batteries. CNBC is constantly behind the curve in reporting in the EV space.
@TheIncomparableGolfer
@TheIncomparableGolfer 2 года назад
EV fire numbers will only increase as more vehicles are added
@lesliefranklin1870
@lesliefranklin1870 2 года назад
@@TheIncomparableGolfer True. However, the percentage of EVs that catch on fire is much lower than ICE cars. It's new and unusual, so it gets more reported. ("Man bites dog.") Remember the Ford pickup trucks that spontaneously caught on fire because of faulty cruise control design?
@katjerouac
@katjerouac 2 года назад
@@TheIncomparableGolfer *Percentage* %
@guydreamr
@guydreamr 2 года назад
Cool, what is the source for your statement that the number of fires are lower per capita for EVs? Would like to refer to that should I ever consider an EV for purchase.
@theashpilez
@theashpilez 2 года назад
The previous V.W. like the bug had magnesium engine cases. When they burned it went into the ground...
@sgsellsit
@sgsellsit Год назад
We fought a fire on a Honda CRX that had the magnesium rotary engine. We eventually sprayed enough shell foam to smother it so that it would not burn any more asphalt shoulder than it already had.. We had to have an all night fire watch. The next morning a rollback picked up what was left of the car. It had to be hauled to a dirt yard and stored separately. Later that day we got a call from the yard. Two idiots were throwing rocks at the foam shell and it broke away and ignited. Either a spark or stored heat we went on scene and watched it burn for two hours. There was barely anything left of the car.
@eddyboh2723
@eddyboh2723 9 месяцев назад
I think the eV battery pack has a fast charging tolerance point that once you bridge that point, will turn into a change reaction. I think the fires are inversely proportional to the fast charging rate. Meaning, the slower you charge it, the less likely it will ignite or go off
@TheJimbaHut
@TheJimbaHut 2 года назад
This is an “unintended consequence” that is going to need some serious consideration!!!!
@Jack-bs7cy
@Jack-bs7cy 2 года назад
There is no risk carrying 25 gallons of fuel crashing and skidding down a highway. So says Exon.
@petefraser3013
@petefraser3013 2 года назад
A better use of CNBC’s time would be to cover the overwhelming number of vehicle fires that happen with internal combustion engines.
@DonJulio510
@DonJulio510 2 года назад
The whole point of this is that EVs arent as perfect as people think they are.
@althunder4269
@althunder4269 2 года назад
ICE fires are easier to extinguish.
@Hans-gb4mv
@Hans-gb4mv 2 года назад
@@DonJulio510 and yet, statistically, they catch fire less than their internal combustion engine counterparts. Of those 173k fires last year, how many were EV fires?
@herpderp297
@herpderp297 2 года назад
If you watch the whole video they compare ev fires with ice fire and show the greater challenges specific to ev fires
@kingofutopia
@kingofutopia 2 года назад
A better strategy for you is to watch the video before commenting.. Have a nice day.
@bro7269
@bro7269 11 месяцев назад
I have been safety testing lithium ion cells for the last two years (18650 and 21700). I would have a hard time sitting on top of a battery pack with 1000-2000 cells. It’s a lot of energy packed in there….
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh 9 месяцев назад
Where do you get 1000 to 2000 cells from? A Nissan Leaf 24kw has around 130 cells......
@bro7269
@bro7269 9 месяцев назад
@@Brian-om2hh The Tesla S class has over 7000 18650 cells.....
@6548ww
@6548ww 8 месяцев назад
Towing companies are refusing to tow these fire bombs
@mediacafeonlinellc8728
@mediacafeonlinellc8728 2 года назад
From 2012 - 2020, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 205 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled.
@whatsup7184
@whatsup7184 2 года назад
So Does that DATA analysis mean the long distant driving by EV cars prone to be much stabilized than fossil oil cars??? I don't think so Vise versa I would say. Should have a radiothermo check the heat on each car after having the same long run in the same period of time. A simple mobile phone is non stopping using for 4 hours, the mobile heat is very high and even stun the mobile electro function. In the same way the EV car might have the similar cumulative heat after long hours of driving compared with the conventional fossil oil driven car. Well, it is really hard to define whether EV lithium battery is much stable than fossil oil. From the example of the current luxurious cars on the burning cargo vessel. This is a very interesting case to study the fire cause. Again battery???
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
Why not ban cars entirely and make city's more sustainable and profitable by making them more dense and walkable it will reduce obesity and and other health issues and also battery cars are not good either they use tires and building them requires rare earth metals which causes pollution battery cars explode mixed housing is better
@Wickedpissah138
@Wickedpissah138 2 года назад
You can’t compare that data. Huge variance in the number of EV cars and gasoline powered vehicles. So of course there will be less fires per miles driven in this case.
@mediacafeonlinellc8728
@mediacafeonlinellc8728 2 года назад
@@Wickedpissah138 It’s “per miles driven” so the data is relevant
@DumbledoreMcCracken
@DumbledoreMcCracken 2 года назад
Well, the difference is complicated. The data should be broken down by manufacturer and by years since manufacture. Fuel powered cars probably experience various mortality spikes from birth to death, depending on design flaws and maintenance errors. Grid powered cars probably have an infant mortality spike do to a manufacturing defect, followed by low probability of immolation that rises as the car ages.
@DragonKingGaav
@DragonKingGaav 2 года назад
We need a "Why Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles Have A Fire Problem" video!
@IllusiveDude
@IllusiveDude 2 года назад
ICEs don't catch fire while parked
@truenorthtreasureseekers5858
@truenorthtreasureseekers5858 2 года назад
173000 ICE vehicle fires a year. Absolutely unacceptable. Oh ya there’s a massive tank full of accelerant under the seats. So bad they have to have a “fire wall” built between the engine and the cabin.
@benjaminnead8557
@benjaminnead8557 2 года назад
@@IllusiveDude Sure they do! I've seen it happen in person.
@IllusiveDude
@IllusiveDude 2 года назад
@@benjaminnead8557 mhm "in person" lol
@chiquita683
@chiquita683 2 года назад
@@benjaminnead8557 That was probably a peaceful protest
@vonshango6311
@vonshango6311 Год назад
hot asphalt on hot days appears to be an x-factor for EV floor bateries to short-circuit and catch fire. 4:03 non-crash fire rate EV is still said to be low, but they need more/better data. 5:40 some european cities dunk the car in water. 6:00 in addition to fire/explosion, they pose two threats, toxic gasses and flammable gasses, and battery packs can reignite days later. EVs are particularly vulnerable when charging. 8:01 GM recalled 61,000 chevy volts plus 73,000 additional vehicles... BMW, ford, hyundai, mitsubishi, tesla all had 'fire risk' recalls. 9:20 2021, tesla began switching to LFP lithium iron phosphate, lower fire-risk. but LFP EVs have exploded into fire too. 10:41 solid state batteries in 2026/28 we should start to see more risk stability.
@Strongholdex
@Strongholdex 9 месяцев назад
Great comment.
@1982nsu
@1982nsu 2 года назад
The issue is that EV cars can catch fire while NOT being driven. 06:31 I don't know of any ICE vehicle catching fire while being parked unless the ignition was from an outside source. Electric vehicles can virtually spontaneously combust while recharging and lithium burns at a much higher temperature than gasoline. The fire chief in this video said it took 2 hours to put out one EV fire. Imagine a large parking lot filled with EV's not to mention the danger of re-charging at home overnight while everyone is asleep. Lithium batteries have a checkered history of spontaneous combustion. These batteries need to be made safer.
@toromontana8290
@toromontana8290 2 года назад
Under these circumstances, they're completely unsuitable for any home with a garage. I wouldn't park an EV in my garage.
@kathrynjanzen5618
@kathrynjanzen5618 2 года назад
You better hope you are not in it when it catches fire because your doors won't unlock and you will be trapped unless you are strong enough to kick the window out.😶
@frederickevans4113
@frederickevans4113 2 года назад
1 - Kia and Hyundai vehicles have several recalls due to engine failures and fire risks (somewhat related). Some of the reported instances of fires have been while the vehicles were parked. My wife's Mercedes ML320 caught fire in the parking lot in front of her job. In the case of my wife's SUV, I believe the issue started while she was driving to work and it smoldered for a few minutes before bursting into flames. 2 - All Tesla vehicles and other luxury vehicles with electric door popper mechanisms (from the factory) also have a manual, mechanical emergency release easily accessible by the person sitting inside the vehicle. Also, the electric door poppers are typically powered by the vehicles' conventional 12v battery, not the high-voltage traction battery (often in the neighborhood of 400v). Regardless of whether you drive a gasoline, diesel, LPG/LNG, hydrogen, or battery electric vehicle, it isn't a bad idea to have a vehicle entrapment escape tool mounted within easy reach of the driver. These tools typically have a recessed blade to cut seatbelts and a sharp point (sometimes spring-loaded) to break glass. I got one for my wife that's a 2-in-1 cellphone charger and glass-break tool.
@WilbertIsRandom
@WilbertIsRandom 2 года назад
Well, an ICE car can catch on fire while parked if flammable power steering or brake fluid touches hot exhaust components. It happened to a friend of mine. Thankfully the car was parked on the driveway.
@WilbertIsRandom
@WilbertIsRandom 2 года назад
@@kathrynjanzen5618 That's why I bought a window breaker tool.
@belahatvany
@belahatvany 2 года назад
Why not include information as to how rare Battery fires are
@rp9674
@rp9674 Год назад
Uh, we don't have those figures yet
@kc4cvh
@kc4cvh Год назад
The only BMW I3 cars that have burned ironically are those equipped with an optional gasoline motor-generator unit called a range extender. The cause has been the fuel line in most cases, though one burned when the dipstick wasn't properly reinserted.
@xchopp
@xchopp 7 месяцев назад
GM and Hyundai/Kia recalled/replaced the faulty batteries in early (2019-2021) Chevy Bolts, e-Niro, and Kona EVs. LG Chem took a big hit: it won't make that mistake again. But sure, it was an horrendous mistake and fires will remain extremely rare, if spectacular and thus click-worthy. Then there are new battery chemistries that will address this issue. But high quality li-ion batteries are very safe, with rare exceptions. So good job CNBC editor with the title of this video. Lots of clicks and comments, I'm sure.
@jtonline99
@jtonline99 2 года назад
Thank you, we had decades of experience with lithium batteries in consumer electronics. It’s interesting to see a lot of the same challenges have carried over. If always assumed but not had the data to back it up.
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
Why not ban cars entirely and make city's more sustainable and profitable by making them more dense and walkable it will reduce obesity and and other health issues and also battery cars are not good either they use tires and building them requires rare earth metals which causes pollution battery cars explode mixed housing is better
@RCdiy
@RCdiy 2 года назад
That’s comparing apples and oranges. Lithium ion is a generic name. It’s like saying all cakes are the same. Or cake and bread are the same. Remember if it bleeds it leads. Out of the billions of cellphones, laptops and anything else will a lithium ion battery how many fires were there?
@jtonline99
@jtonline99 2 года назад
@@RCdiy the science is clearly the same, so not sure where your apples and oranges comparison comes in. Perhaps you’d like to elaborate on that?
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 2 года назад
@@jtonline99 It clearly isn't the same as there isn't a single type of Lithium Ion batteries. Lithium Ion is an umbrella term of the battery technology, kind of like jets. There are different types, sizes and functions for jets. They are not all the same. Same applies to Lithium Ion. NCA batteries are different from NMC batteries, you have cylinder type and pouch type cells, 800V and 400V batteries, Lithium Polymer, Lithium Air, Sodium, Solid State, Lithium Iron, etc. etc. Certain types catch fire when punctured, others do not. It depends on chemistry, cell type, energy density, packaging, etc. etc. So, no. The science is not "clearly the same". There are substantial differences between current cell types and chemistry.
@jtonline99
@jtonline99 2 года назад
​@@redbaron6805 I don't think you've demonstrated a substantial difference in the fundamental science of Lithium-Ion technology, rather rattled off a list of materials, packaging methods, voltage applications etc... that have occurred as the technology has advanced and manufactures adapt the batteries to their particular application. Fundamentally they all have a flammable electrolyte and are a risk for overheating, thermal runaway, explosions, etc... And this isn't old news. There are plenty of examples of recalls from tech (Apple and Samsung), through to Aviation (Boeing) through to the automotive industry for these type of challenges, and they all use types of batteries across this Lithium-Ion spectrum you mention....
@arnoldsalenbacher2594
@arnoldsalenbacher2594 2 года назад
Researches have demonstrated that growing "dendrites" inside a battery cell can short-circuit or otherwise damage the cell. During charging dendrites are growing from every lithium suface to the counter electrode - this is a behaviour which can't be prevented in any way.
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
Why not ban cars entirely and make city's more sustainable and profitable by making them more dense and walkable it will reduce obesity and and other health issues and also battery cars are not good either they use tires and building them requires rare earth metals which causes pollution battery cars explode mixed housing is better
@davefroman4700
@davefroman4700 2 года назад
It cannot be solved in that particular battery chemistry and form factor. It does not mean it is not a problem that new technology is capable of resolving. IE BYD's LFP Blade batteries cannot catch fire at all. Even if you drive a spike through them. And they are cranking out a million+ of those cars in China now and will be exporting them to all major markets in the next two years.
@eaglewarrior8707
@eaglewarrior8707 2 года назад
Use lead.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
Except of course, your claim that this "can't be prevented in any way" is categorically false. There are multiple ways this can be addressed: " A team at the University of Michigan designed a barrier that suppresses dendrite growth not just by physically blocking them, but also by altering the conditions around dendrite tips where growth is concentrated. The material is a soft polymer film that is polarized and piezoelectric-meaning it generates a voltage when the film is deformed. The film sits on top of the battery’s anode. And when a lithium dendrite presses on the film, the voltage repels more lithium ions from piling up at that spot. This prevents the lithium from forming sharp tips that can penetrate the barrier. " "At the Toyota Research Institute of North America, researchers recently demonstrated a battery with a lithium metal anode, solid lithium thiophosphate electrolyte, and sulfur cathode. Sulfur is another high-storage-capacity electrode material and-bonus-it’s cheap. As for the battery’s ability to resist dendrites, the Toyota researchers noted a relationship between dendrite growth and the electrolyte’s ability to conduct ions." "For example, as a battery charges, lithium ions can deposit irregularly on the anode, forming spiky structures called dendrites that can grow long enough to reach the other electrode and short-circuit the battery, potentially causing a fire. This is a bigger problem for lithium metal than for other anode materials like graphite." You DO know that most Lithium Ion batteries in cars have Graphite Anode's right?
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
@@davefroman4700 It actually CAN be solved. Several labs have already found solutions to it.
@styldsteel1
@styldsteel1 7 месяцев назад
I love driving by with my 1979 Lincoln Continental laughing at these people
@guycripplecock7804
@guycripplecock7804 5 месяцев назад
Im surprised the oil companies haven't shut down ev cars yet
@kevinW826
@kevinW826 2 года назад
The rimac concept one EV that Richard Hammond crashed in Switzerland was still on fire days after he crashed it.
@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal
@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal 2 года назад
There needs an emergency port to fill on the battery pack for fires. Something that pops open during fire.
@omoba3000
@omoba3000 2 года назад
simple!
@biglonie
@biglonie 2 года назад
there's literally already foams and other ways to fight fires... They are just dumb, cheap and lazy...
@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal
@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal 2 года назад
@@biglonie issue is its sealed in a metal bomb casing.....
@robertweekley5926
@robertweekley5926 2 года назад
@@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal And - Manufactures could install a Fire Protection System - Like Aircraft do: Both ICE & BEV, could do so!
@Jodyrides
@Jodyrides 5 месяцев назад
there are quite a few Reports that insurance rates for these TVs is going up up up, and some apartment complexes required that you do not park in the interior garage.. trade in and used values are dropping.. sales of new Evies have been trending down.. there are reports from around the world of fires caused by EVs.. People that live in apartment complexes find it extremely problematic going somewhere and waiting for their car to charge since they can’t charge it at their apartment complex
@cvrart
@cvrart 4 месяца назад
They jumped the gun. Until the battery technology is safe and NOT a huge fire risk, these vehicles are not ready for prime time. Consumers are catching on and EV sales are stalling. Current models of EV's have catastrophic rates of depreciation and owners of EV's will not get much for their used EV's, particularly now that the risk of them being a ticking time bomb while charging in someone's garage or the underground parking garage of a condo building is becoming clear.
@ankur1610
@ankur1610 2 года назад
One thing I don't understand is that how pouring water on Lithium is a good idea to begin with?
@Hans-gb4mv
@Hans-gb4mv 2 года назад
you start by putting out the fire, with foam for example, but the next step is to cool down the battery to prevent it to reignite. And that cooling down works best with water.
@benjaminnead8557
@benjaminnead8557 2 года назад
Full disclosure: I've been driving an EV (Mitsubishi i-MiEV) for just over 6 years now and studying the technical aspects of these cars longer than that. I see lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP, etc.) briefly mentioned at around six and a half minutes into this CNBC report and it probably should have been mentioned even sooner. This is mature yet currently underutilized battery cell technology that is far less fire prone than what's in most EVs today. The next wave of EVs in 2022 moving forward will prominently feature LFP cells, especially the upcoming standard range and more affordable Tesla models, as well as a host of EVs made in China. One Chinese company, BYD, makes an LFP cell called the Blade, which takes the form of a long, thin rectangle and is particularly safe when it comes to fire safety, even when punctured. The other asset of the Blade is that, like all LFP cells, it doesn't require scarce minerals that might also have human rights issues in mining. The only downside with LFP is that it's slightly less energy dense than ternary (ie: nickel/manganese/cobalt anode) formulations commonly used in EVs today. I hope the American, European, Japanese and Korean manufacturers pivot to LFP soon. All the various patents that previously prevented more widespread worldwide adoption of LFP are now expired and there should be no more excuses. LFP will work today, while the more energy dense and possibly even less fire prone solid state automotive traction batteries begin entering the marketplace in a few more years. Electric aviation will follow soon after.
@airgunningyup
@airgunningyup 2 года назад
dont spew youre logic on here, thats not the narraritive
@benjaminnead8557
@benjaminnead8557 2 года назад
@@airgunningyup Be forewarned, Earthling . . . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uEvR3kyx_KM.html
@dyingpentas
@dyingpentas 2 года назад
Problem is LFP works terribly in the winter so it won't work in northern countries
@benjaminnead8557
@benjaminnead8557 2 года назад
@@dyingpentas True that LFP is vulnerable in low temp operations. But battery packs in modern EVs have thermal management, certainly better that the little cooling fan inside my i-MiEV pack. Early Nissan Leafs had nothing at all and that was a problem for those cars a decade ago. Also . . . don't all you folks up near the Arctic Circle have 120V outlets all over the place to heat up engine blocks to prevent freezing? You already have the cold weather infrastructure.
@cobaltblue2756
@cobaltblue2756 2 года назад
I also heard it is ok to fully charge,or leave it empty the battery will just fine..
@cowsgomooatme4845
@cowsgomooatme4845 2 года назад
I never charge a lithium unattended, NEVER. Lithium-ion battery chemistry is susceptible to thermal runaway, they are extremely difficult to extinguish. In the case of large batteries for EV, it only takes a single cell to malfunction and start the chain reaction. I nearly lost everything when a small 6 cell lithium malfunctioned while charging and started hissing and spitting fire. Fortunately, I was present and threw it out into the gravel driveway before the whole battery burst into flames, melted the little scooter to ashes.
@lisamcdonald7828
@lisamcdonald7828 2 года назад
Seems like they need to come up with an air robbing foam to better put them out. One of the problems with fire suppression foams is they tend to be extremely toxic for the environment. Its finding a safe one or safest as possible.
@billyponsonby
@billyponsonby 2 года назад
fire in an electric car battery is a chemical fire and does not require oxygen to burn
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
Why not ban cars entirely and make city's more sustainable and profitable by making them more dense and walkable it will reduce obesity and and other health issues and also battery cars are not good either they use tires and building them requires rare earth metals which causes pollution battery cars explode mixed housing is better
@poisonouslead85
@poisonouslead85 2 года назад
@@ujjalshill6442 why not ban cities?
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
@@poisonouslead85 yes
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
@@poisonouslead85 we should ban cities
@diggyholme
@diggyholme 2 года назад
My Jeep WJ has this neat feature that when someone rear ends you it bursts into flames. There is a recall for this and the "fix" was to add a tow hitch receiver.
@elvism684
@elvism684 2 года назад
😂
@cmznuke
@cmznuke Год назад
Remembers me of the infamous Ford Pinto...
@rp9674
@rp9674 Год назад
Really?!
@gorillashop337
@gorillashop337 9 месяцев назад
I’m surprised fire departments aren’t using foam extinguishers 😮
@rdrhouse
@rdrhouse Год назад
One thing i said at the very beginning of ev's, this will only work if the battery is easily replaceable at a station in a short period of time, enabling the power source to be renewed quickly and effectively. This could also be a fire retarding feature where the battery could be ejected in a fire condition and save the vehicle and it's contents.
@ChannelNews1
@ChannelNews1 Год назад
as a mechanic I discuss the problems with electric vehicles in depth on my home page vid.
@RockyRacoon66
@RockyRacoon66 10 месяцев назад
Possibly, but what happens in or after a crash?
@grahamstrouse1165
@grahamstrouse1165 9 месяцев назад
Eject a half-tonne bomb on a busy highway?
@johncooper4637
@johncooper4637 6 месяцев назад
There is an Australian company that is converting Kenworth trucks to replaceable battery trucks. Their prototype burned to the ground and their first commercial cement truck did too so replaceable batteries may not be ready yet.
@rdrhouse
@rdrhouse 6 месяцев назад
@@johncooper4637 given that electric vehicle batteries tend to self ignite and the fire risk is common to the batteries. I find it strange that you seem to think that the feature of a 'removeable' feature of the battery is the problem in their vehicles.
@jayman5692
@jayman5692 2 года назад
Alternative is riding in a metal box filled with gasoline. Hmmmm
@learndoimprove1625
@learndoimprove1625 2 года назад
Or Bullock cart.
@iNick90
@iNick90 2 года назад
As an owner of an Eevee (gotta catch em all) I have no fear whatsoever about my car catching on fire. I got to experience a car fire with my gas car which I replaced with an EV! IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S TURN NOW (double Jeopardy does not happen right?)
@77Treasurehunter77
@77Treasurehunter77 2 года назад
Wrong...........such poor thinking!
@phillyphil1513
@phillyphil1513 2 года назад
Q: double Jeopardy does not happen right? A: correct from a standpoint of ODDS/PROBABILITY you're probably good. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JcZHSGyos6g.html
@samuelalley7331
@samuelalley7331 Год назад
I only feel no guilt about watching someone burn when it comes to the one who places their modern techno ego above the wrath of fire. People who act like it will never be them some how bring their downfall in life.
@rp9674
@rp9674 Год назад
Correct sir!
@zg2964
@zg2964 2 года назад
3:10 dude literally just got attacked by a battery lol
@Mytwistedvoices
@Mytwistedvoices 7 месяцев назад
I see a lot of comments about EVs and fire. Thanks for making this video to get a summary of issue.
@suspicionofdeceit
@suspicionofdeceit 2 года назад
Any car is dangerous when it catches fire.
@jca65lb
@jca65lb 2 года назад
Said Tesla owner 🤣
@anteeko
@anteeko 2 года назад
here it is diferent, the lithium fire feed itself so you cannot put it out with water or foam. So if you have an electrique car fire into a garage, it has far higher risk to tale your house (fire fighter will not be able to stop this fire)
@daniebello
@daniebello 2 года назад
@@anteeko not true, they just have to stick around longer. they put the fire out, drag the vehicle out of the garage so if it reignites it’s not a threat to the property. then they just have to keep an eye in it to ensure it doesn’t reignite and be there to put it out if it does. eventually the cascading ignition will stop
@JonathanMoosey
@JonathanMoosey 2 года назад
Electric car fires are worse
@daniebello
@daniebello 2 года назад
@@JonathanMoosey electric cars burn hotter and slower, if it catches fire you have a decent chance to escape. if your gas tank catches fire, car goes kaboom, you’re dead instantly
@chang-kp9sp
@chang-kp9sp 2 года назад
To put out EV fire , need CO2 gas instead of water. or something that make temperatures down. example water tank big enough for EV.
@danielstapler4315
@danielstapler4315 2 года назад
The problem with Lithium ion battery fires is that the battery produces it's own Oxygen. The water tank is a good idea but CO2 isn't the answer.
@phillyphil1513
@phillyphil1513 2 года назад
and really (while i DO like it's simplicity) the water tank is unfortunately NOT a practical/viable solution in the context of PREVENTION. no, what it is a "half thought out" solution that only occurs AFTER THE FACT. yeah, "after" like 18 cars and 10 houses have burned to the ground. off the devastating "Blowtorch" Wildfire that occured back on 12-30-2021, i think you're going to find ALL the residents of Superior Colorado are going to have strong opinions on this. #PREVENTION
@davefroman4700
@davefroman4700 2 года назад
Wont work. The chemistry creates to own source of oxygen.
@parolajd
@parolajd Год назад
A fire extinguisher is of absolutely no use in the case of a lithium battery fire but there is a good chance of putting out a fire with a fire extinguisher on a conventional powered vehicle but absolutely no chance in putting out a fire in a lithium battery with ANYTHING!
@xavierviaene5022
@xavierviaene5022 Год назад
In Europe , even houses caught fire when electric bycicles caught fire in the garage when reloading and people were not at home, the house was completely destroyed ... EV will be banned from underground parking lots if it turns out that these vehicles are very dangerous to catch fire and are almost not to be extinguished ... unless put into a water container for a day or more ...
@DumbledoreMcCracken
@DumbledoreMcCracken 2 года назад
Well, the difference is complicated. The data should be broken down by manufacturer and by years since manufacture. Fuel powered cars probably experience various mortality spikes from birth to death, depending on design flaws and maintenance errors. Grid powered cars probably have an infant mortality spike do to a manufacturing defect, followed by low probability of immolation that rises as the car ages.
@matteoricci9129
@matteoricci9129 2 года назад
The insurance guy said "The data that we've looked at so far doesn't indicate that there is an outsized risk of non-crash fire" That for what I can understand it means "doesn't occur very often" or i guess it is not increasing and getting out of hand... This article is really close to scaremongering Chrysler recalled 8 million cars ice in 2018 GM 9 millions in 2014, it still happen on ice car...
@xiaoka
@xiaoka 2 года назад
Close to?
@User-cb4jm
@User-cb4jm 2 года назад
The issue is those cars were faulty and recalled. These are issues with EVs functioning as they should until a minor crash with a barrier, etc. EV market share is minimal, yet they are over represented with fires recently - obviously from a numbers perspective there are so many ICE vehicles out there that they make up most fires. We only can fairly tell when EVs are as popular as ICE cars but that is when it’s too late. I love the idea of EVs but this worries me - looking forward to blade battery tech.
@matteoricci9129
@matteoricci9129 2 года назад
@@User-cb4jm the risk of fire is estimated to be around 10 and 60 times lower, I remember you that there are out there at least 2 million Tesla and another 2 million other cars, so the number compared are still low but statistically significant, so if statistics are off and they are an order of magnitude higher EV goes on par or it will be 6 times better than ICE. I give you a personal anecdote, I had a second hand car, a petrol one, I drove really slow on a wet side road, the wheel slipped and the car went down the ditch, I pulled it out and everything seemed ok not even a scratch, two days later I realized that the radiator was damaged, by the car steaming everywhere while I was driving, just a small nick and I throw out a petrol car, so bad days happen for everyone!
@ujjalshill6442
@ujjalshill6442 2 года назад
Why not ban cars entirely and make city's more sustainable and profitable by making them more dense and walkable it will reduce obesity and and other health issues and also battery cars are not good either they use tires and building them requires rare earth metals which causes pollution battery cars explode mixed housing is better
@matteoricci9129
@matteoricci9129 2 года назад
@@ujjalshill6442 one step at a time, not everyone likes really drastic changes
@huntz3215
@huntz3215 7 месяцев назад
If I plugged 1 in at home I would want a firewall between garage & house.
@BurdenofTheMighty
@BurdenofTheMighty 2 года назад
Could they not use the same technology in modern refrigerators to cool the battery as the vehicle is active?
@Brian-om2hh
@Brian-om2hh 9 месяцев назад
Many modern EV's already have battery cooling.....
@T1VI0N3Y
@T1VI0N3Y 2 года назад
CNBC would release this the day before TSLA earnings call.
@Striker50_
@Striker50_ 2 года назад
This video was posted months back too
@troym.8644
@troym.8644 2 года назад
Nice hit piece on EVs. I mean nothing gives me a bigger sense of security knowing I’m driving around on 18 gallons of fire resistant gasoline.
@User-cb4jm
@User-cb4jm 2 года назад
Fuel isn’t flammable in liquid form. It’s only the vapour that is flammable. Batteries on the other hand do not like to be crushed, they react violently to that. What could go wrong putting massive batteries on the underside of cars moving at 60mph. Battery fires take a lot more water to put out and repeatedly reignite after being put out. Call this revenge of the Ford Pinto.
@trungson6604
@trungson6604 2 года назад
The accidents about EV fires have to be reported. GM and Hyundai have massive recalls of their EV's from EV fires to the tunes of $Billions, and GM hardly sell any EV since the last year. These are important matters. Please open your eyes and see the truth.
@ABC1701A
@ABC1701A 2 года назад
One problem not mentioned is the one shown graphically in the video image of the electric bus which caught fire in a normal, busy, street in the middle of Paris (France). It was empty and out of service at the time which was fortunate so no deaths but it was literally raining molten metal around the bus. If you were trying to escape you would either perish or be very badly burned from the flames or from the molten metals - and no way to protect yourself from it as you fled. And the smoke which was filling the atmosphere was a rather attractive - but obviously very destructive to human lungs and the environment in general - green.
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 Год назад
Yawn. Are you people literally INCAPABLE of doing actual research? "On April 29, a fire broke out on a Bluebus 5SE electric bus on line 71 in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, close to the French capital's national library. The driver immediately evacuated the passengers and no injuries were reported." Yet again proving, that even with a bus full of passengers catching fire, the driver evacuated the bus safely and there were NO injuries, completely destroying your drama theory.
@ABC1701A
@ABC1701A Год назад
@@redbaron6805 Must be a different bus. The news video for the fire that I watched involved a bus that was very definitely NOT IN SERVICE and had this (in French naturally) written up on the sign thingy above the front windscreen. It was also empty and the engine switched off. The first sign something was wrong was when the lights - all the lights - flashed on and off a couple of times and then there were flames and smoke everywhere shorted joined by raining molten metal. The report did mention that it wasn't the first fire involving a bus in Paris and it also briefly mentioned a couple of fires in other countries as well including the UK.
@diggerrob6356
@diggerrob6356 6 месяцев назад
We had a converted EV cement mixer self ignite In Melbourne last week. It had just come off a large bridge. Had it ignited on the bridge I wonder what the damage might have been to the bridge structure, not to mention cars driving behind it? The spectre of this occurring in a tunnel or underground carpark is truly terrifying.The really scary part is that none of the news services reported it! I wonder why that is?
@COSMACELF1802
@COSMACELF1802 2 дня назад
Do EV Sellers include a package of marshmallows with each EV?
@MM-np4md
@MM-np4md 2 года назад
"Every single vehicle is different, even within a manufacturer" does this mean future regulation might include some kind of standardisation to designs?
@MM-np4md
@MM-np4md 2 года назад
@clot shots oh, I took different to mean there's not much interchangeability because of somewhat custom part designs
@MM-np4md
@MM-np4md 2 года назад
@clot shots well I assumed some regulatory body would set some kind of standards so that there is commonality if not within manufacturers then across the segment( not the government getting ok the drawing board and saying which exact shapes parts should be but that maybe they should at least have some kind of specified dimensions so that for example a tesla charger can be plugged into a rivian or something like that). But by the looks of things I'm a little ignorant here, no I have not heard of the yugo, will take your advice...
@mrnobody6609
@mrnobody6609 2 года назад
Electric vehicles are such a new thing that manufacturers are sharing all of their information and designs with each other, where they used to be extremely protective of those sorts of things. It's extremely strange, and I see it as a huge red flag.
@rp9674
@rp9674 Год назад
No, people say crazy stuff because they are fairly new & not understood
@SpottedSharks
@SpottedSharks 2 года назад
Ford just recalled 39,000 Navigators and Expeditions (gas cars) for catching fire for no reason. EV's are SIXTY times less likely to catch fire per 100,000 vehicles.
@treyquanmooney6655
@treyquanmooney6655 2 года назад
You are not a mechanic or an engineer, go back to sleep
@RED_58
@RED_58 2 года назад
@@treyquanmooney6655 😂😂
@royfearn4345
@royfearn4345 7 месяцев назад
Emission reduction is a red herring. Claims totally ignore subsidiary pollution issues as if they don't exist. Firstly, the mining of rare earth minerals for the battery threatens the areas where oceanic dredging takes place on a colossal scale. Then, remaining with the battery, no-one has thought through or solved the problems connected with recycling or scrapping dead batteries at the end of their lives. Now the vehicles. Vehicle weights have increased for EVs which has a deleterious effect on the structural integrity of multi storey car parks, weak bridges, ferry loadings to mention just a few. My own petrol car is getting on for 20 years old, has been well maintained from new and owes nothing to the environment from its manufacture. I feel strongly that conserving old cars through proper maintenance and retaining long term ownership is far more beneficial than using an EV for a few years, then trading it in to buy another.... then another...... and another. It is not sustainable either financially or environmentally. You need to look at the wider picture! And I haven't even got as far as spontaneous combustion creating a blaze that defies all established methods of extinguishing! We are creating a Frankenstein's monster here and no-one has the answer!
@jolianijulianes5550
@jolianijulianes5550 5 месяцев назад
So many explanation of EV fire ,but the fire department doesn’t know how to extinguish it
@mobayguy
@mobayguy 2 года назад
Gasoline is extremely flammable - And there are approximately 276 million internal combustion automobiles on US roads today. Time, Experience, Innovation - EVs MUST eventually replace most of those vehicles.
@zxcvbnm3998
@zxcvbnm3998 2 года назад
Parked gasoline cars don't suddenly catch fire.
@DJTFan2024
@DJTFan2024 2 года назад
“EVs MUST eventually replace most of those vehicles.” No, they shouldn’t. The only use for an electric vehicle is to promote the liberal government’s climate alarmism scam.
@mikebeats7448
@mikebeats7448 2 года назад
🔥Ok.. But: ..study conducted by AutoInsuranceEZ using data from the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) showed that electric cars in the US caught fire at a rate of 25.1 per 100,000 sales compared to 1,530 for ICE vehicles ? --> 1,530 vs 25.1 electric cars 🤯 EV fires, were mostly Chevy Bolts, but GM is fixing that
@balkanleopard9728
@balkanleopard9728 7 месяцев назад
Battery fires in ev's are very difficult to stop due to the chemical nature of the event. No commercial or domestic building fire codes, that I know of, address this new risk. Imagine a older style central city multi storey car park having an ev fire event. Imagine a similar event in an underground car park in a multistorey apartment block or commercial shopping mall. These fires are low risk, high consequence events. We must design to minimise the risk but above all we must immediately assess existing structures to minimise the consequences when an ev fire occurs.
@TT-em8wx
@TT-em8wx Год назад
Imagine your $70k car burns down your $500k house.
@benjaminnadeau7305
@benjaminnadeau7305 2 года назад
Brought to you by BP oil...
@Phrinkle
@Phrinkle 2 года назад
Please change title to Why EVs have less of a fire problem than ICE vehicles.
@jasondong9721
@jasondong9721 2 года назад
Go watch firefighters taking out fire of ICE vehicle then fire with EV vehicle
@leeedsonetwo
@leeedsonetwo 8 месяцев назад
DO not park your EV in a garage.
@ttp8973
@ttp8973 9 месяцев назад
Water is not the best fire extinguisher for lithium batteries. Lithium reacts intensely with water, forming lithium hydroxide and highly flammable hydrogen. Car manufacturers are racing to develop the next models while not being forced by regulators to encapsulate proper fire neutralizers into the battery's pack. It should be mandatory that lithium battery manufacturers wrap their batteries with chemicals to neutralize the chemical reaction such as powder graphite or sodium carbonate.
@1RAYGC
@1RAYGC 8 месяцев назад
Wait until the insurance companies that offer homeowners react to EV's in an attached garage.
@TayoAAdetola
@TayoAAdetola 2 года назад
You mean GM…
@davidwalsh9807
@davidwalsh9807 2 года назад
Brought to u by GM and Ford - FUD
@jakeh8366
@jakeh8366 2 года назад
Yes, a video like this benefits both Ford and GM who are investing BILLIONS into EVs.
@howardmarkert8150
@howardmarkert8150 8 месяцев назад
Perhaps the bigger question is why the corporate media has a problem with lying about EV's? Worldwide less than 150,000 EV's of all brands have been recalled due to fire risk. Just last month 3.3 million Kia and Hyundai gasoline powered vehicles were recalled due to "extreme" fire risk and that is just the amount in North America, the worldwide number in the recal is over 4.5 million gasoline powered vehicles.
@user-he7hf6of3g
@user-he7hf6of3g 9 месяцев назад
I think electric vehicles should be required to have mechanical manual windows and doors to prevent people from getting trapped inside in the event of a fire. There is a recent story in the news of a man having to kick out the car windshield to escape a fire when the cars electric windows and doors failed to work during a fire. The new Tesla Cyber truck has glass that's near impossible to break in an emergency and should have a way for people to escape.
@yodaiam1000
@yodaiam1000 7 месяцев назад
It is mandatory for ALL cars to have this feature. Windows etc are also electrically driven in ICE cars.
@davidx.1504
@davidx.1504 2 года назад
The US department of transportation said in 2017 that EVs and gasoline cars catch fire at the same rate. Tesla says its cars, which dominate the US ev market, catch fire 11 times less often than gas cars I think I'll wait for CNBC to make 1-11 videos about why gas cars have a fire problem before I make up my mind
@joeking433
@joeking433 2 года назад
Good, you do that!
@novan8r
@novan8r 2 года назад
Well, if US DoT says they catch fire at the same rate, but EV fires burn hotter, stronger, and are more challenging to put out, I think more videos on EVs versus gasoline cars would be more warranted, as overall, more damage would be caused by EVs (assuming all else is equal)
@redbaron6805
@redbaron6805 2 года назад
@@novan8r Not sure where you are getting that data from, but it is obsolete if it was ever true. "Fully electric vehicles, on the other hand, were deemed far safer than both hybirds and gas cars; they are far less likely to catch fire, with just 25.1 fires per 100,000 sales. That's compared to 3,474 hybrid fires and 1,529 ICE fires per 100,000 sales respectively."
@novan8r
@novan8r 2 года назад
@@redbaron6805 David X, the creator of this chain, said that, which is who I was replying to. I didn't bother to check his numbers and just assumed he was right. Also, just a thought, but certainly there is some (though I do not care to quantify it rn) selection bias in that, as most electric cars are relatively new, as compared to old cars. It would make sense that cars that have been sold 20+ years ago would probably explode more often.
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